| Buy-from Business Partner (tccom4120s000)You can start this session from: - The Buy-from Business Partners (tccom4520m000) overview session, by double-clicking a
record, or by entering a new buy-from business partner.
- The Business Partners (tccom4500m000) overview session, by clicking Buy-from Business Partner on the appropriate menu.
- The Business Partner (tccom4100s000) session, by clicking the Buy-from button.
- Stand-alone.
Tabs The lines on the tabs refer to these sessions: Activities Notes Refers to the Notes (tcstl1550m000) session. On this tab, you can view, enter, and maintain
the notes that are linked to the buy-from business partner.
If you double-click a line or enter a new note on this tab, the Note (tcstl1650m000) session is started. Contacts Additional Attributes
Buy-from Business Partner The business partner from whom you order goods or services;
this usually represents a supplier's sales department. The definition includes
the default price and discount agreements, purchase-order defaults, delivery
terms, and the related ship-from and invoice-from business partner. Address The buy-from business partner's address. Address Line 1 The first part of the address, as defaulted from the Address Line 1 field in the Addresses (tccom4130s000) session. Address Line 2 The second part of the address, as defaulted from the Address Line 2 field in the Addresses (tccom4130s000) session. Address Line 3 The third part of the address, as defaulted from the Address Line 3 field in the Addresses (tccom4130s000) session. Address Line 4 The fourth part of the address, as defaulted from the Address Line 4 field in the Addresses (tccom4130s000) session. Address Line 5 The fifth part of the address, as defaulted from the Address Line 5 field in the Addresses (tccom4130s000) session. Address Line 6 The sixth part of the address, as defaulted from the Address Line 6 field in the Addresses (tccom4130s000) session. Business Phone The phone number at the business address. Primary Contact The business partner's primary contact. Note If this field is filled, the buy-from business partner is
also linked to the contact in the Business Partner Roles by Contact (tccom4546m000) session. Text Use this field to enter a text related to the buy-from business
partner. Business Partner Status Indicates the actions that can be carried out for the business
partner. The status can be: Active, Inactive, or Prospect. For example, you cannot enter a sales order for a business
partner with status Prospect, or ship goods
to a business partner with status Inactive. If there are outstanding sales orders or
open invoices for the business partner, you cannot change the status from Active to Prospect. From The date and time when this status takes effect. If you leave this field empty, the status
takes effect immediately. To The expiry date and time of the business partner's status. If you leave this field empty, the status
continues. Created by The user who defined the buy-from business partner. Creation Date The date the business partner data, business partner role data,
or business partner address data was created. Last Modified by The user who last modified the business partner data, business
partner role data, or business partner address data. Last Modification Date The date the business partner data, business partner role data,
or business partner address data was last modified. Language The language used for documents addressed to the business partner.
If no document is available in this language, the document in the company
language is used. Area The area in which the buy-from business partner is established. Line of Business The buy-from business partner's line of business, which is used as a sorting criterion for statistics. Business Partner Signal If you select a signal here, the signal message is displayed
when you enter the business-partner code in an LN session. Business Partner Type A way to group business partners with similar characteristics,
for example, members of the EU, or subject to specific customs
rules. Note A business-partner type is not the same as a business-partner
role or financial business-partner group. Vendor Rating If you want to apply vendor rating to
the business partner, select this check box. Business Partner for Statistics Update The business partner for whom LN updates the
statistics in Order Management with transactions from the current business partner. For example, you can enter the parent
business partner. If this field is empty, LN updates the
statistics for the current business partner. Calendar The business partner's calendar. Fax Number The business partner's fax number at the business address. Rate Determiner The way in which LN determines the exchange rate that is used in purchase orders. Use Purchase Rates for Receipts If this check box is selected, LN uses purchase rate
data for the debit side of the purchase order/receipt transaction. Purchase Price List The price list used to link price and/or discount agreements to the business
partner. These agreements can be overruled by other price agreements that you reach with a buy-from business partner. Order Discount The default order discount percentage that you apply to the business partner's purchase
orders. Business Partner for Prices/Discounts Prices and discounts for purchase orders to the buy-from
business partner must be based on the terms and conditions agreed with the
business partner selected in this field. If you leave this field empty, LN applies the prices
and discounts that you agreed with the buy-from business partner specified on
the purchase order. Note This business partner must have the same parent business-partner as the buy-from business partner defined in this
session. Purchase Office The purchase office that LN uses by default
for purchases from the buy-from business partner. If you define a purchase office as the
enterprise unit's default purchase office in the Departments (tcemm1124m000) session, LN uses the enterprise unit's default purchase office for
automatically generated purchase orders. Buyer The employee of your company responsible for contact with the
buy-from business partner. Purchase Order Type The default purchase order type for purchase orders. If you leave this field empty, LN takes the default
order type from the Purchase User Profiles (tdpur0143m000) session. Our Customer Number The identification or code that the business partner uses for
your organization. List Group The list group used to find the list item components when you buy a list item from this business partner. Print Purchase Order by Exception If this check box is selected, only new and changed
purchase order lines to which you assign a purchase acknowledgement code are
printed on the purchase order. In this way, you can control which changes
to the purchase order lines are printed on the next purchase order. This
accommodates buy-from business partners who wish to receive a printed purchase
order in special cases only. For example, when you have changed the delivery
date, item, or price. If this check box is cleared, purchase orders are printed for all order lines, regardless of the
acknowledgement codes. Generate Release per Vehicle If this check box is selected, LN sends EDI messages
for the releases of shipments sorted by end item instead of sorted by the
supplied item. In the automotive industry, the vehicle is an end item. This check box is only relevant for sequence shipping schedules. This check box is the default setting for
the business partner of the Generate Release per Vehicle check box in the Purchase Releases (tdpur3120m000) session. You can change the setting on the purchase
release header. Environmental Compliance Declared Worldwide, various regulations exist to limit the use of
hazardous chemical substances in electronic equipment preventing environmental
pollution. Companies, in most cases producers of electronic
equipment, are legally required to: - Set up and control compliancy rules.
- Verify whether purchased, engineered, manufactured, and
serviced material is compliant.
- Verify whether their work processes are
compliant.
If this check box is selected, the business partner works in compliance with the regulations preventing
environmental pollution. Item Cross Reference The default alternative way of communicating with the business
partner about items. Use Confirmation If this check box is selected, ordered quantities must
be confirmed by the customer. Therefore, the Confirmation Accepted check box must be selected
before a purchase order or schedule can be released to Warehousing. Note This field is only visible if the Use Confirmation (Purchase) check box is selected in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session. Return Delivery Terms The delivery terms agreed with the business partner concerning the delivery of goods in case of a return order. Ship-from Business Partner The default ship-from business partner that issues the goods that you buy from the buy-from business
partner. Schedule Quantity Qualifier The types of quantities that are communicated to the supplier. Invoice-from Business Partner The invoice-from business partner from whom you receive invoices connected with the purchase
orders that you send to this buy-from business partner. Note One of the following must be true: - The buy-from business partner and the invoice-from business
partner have the same parent business partner.
- The buy-from business partner is the invoice-from business
partner's parent.
Invoice Business Partner for Freight If this check box is selected, you charge the business
partner for the freight costs of the goods that you purchased. Self-Billing If this check box is selected, self-billing is used by
default for purchase orders that you issue to this buy-from business partner. Invoice After If self-billing is applicable, specify when self billed
invoices can be generated. Self-Billing Date type If the Self-Billing check box is selected, specify on which
date the self-billing payments are based. Either the receipt date or the shipping date can be used as the invoice date on self-billed invoices. | |